US 12,112,577 B2
Optical character recognition of bag tag
Craig Mateer, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by Craig Mateer, Orlando, FL (US)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/514,877.
Application 18/514,877 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/197,840, filed on May 16, 2023, granted, now 11,935,072.
Application 18/514,877 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/337,288, filed on Jun. 19, 2023, granted, now 11,893,832.
Application 18/197,840 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/332,377, filed on Jun. 9, 2023, granted, now 11,900,732.
Application 18/332,377 is a continuation of application No. 18/201,908, filed on May 25, 2023, granted, now 11,881,057.
Application 18/201,908 is a continuation of application No. 18/311,566, filed on May 3, 2023, granted, now 11,948,404.
Application 18/311,566 is a continuation of application No. 18/104,359, filed on Feb. 1, 2023, granted, now 11,682,241, issued on Jun. 20, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/543,667, filed on Oct. 11, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0257573 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G07B 11/00 (2006.01); B42D 15/00 (2006.01); G09F 3/20 (2006.01)
CPC G07B 11/00 (2013.01) [B42D 15/0053 (2013.01); G09F 3/207 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
a) obtaining, by at least one of at least one processor, image data representative of at least one image of printed passenger information associated with an airline travel carrier on an originating hardcopy bag tag or a printed instrument comprising at least a portion of the printed passenger information on the originating hardcopy bag tag to create a digital passenger information (DPI) data record linked to the airline travel carrier, wherein the originating hardcopy bag tag is issued for a luggage item of a passenger, and wherein the DPI data record comprises an International Air Transport Association (IATA) license plate number, a passenger name record (PNR) number, an airline code, an airline name, a name of the passenger, or any combination thereof;
b) accessing, by at least one of the at least one processor, passenger return flight information from a computer system associated with the airline travel carrier, based on the DPI data record; and
c) printing, by a printing device, a return leg travel IATA bag tag for a return flight associated with the passenger return flight information.